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[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Guerrero Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]'' | |||
Most materials used in Mexican research are written in Spanish. However, you do not need to speak or read Spanish to do research in Mexican records. However, you will need to know some key words and phrases to understand the records. | Seven percent of Mexico's indigenous speakers speak one of the 57 Mixtec languages. The Mixtecs have migrated to every part of Mexico, but they are native to Oaxaca and Guerrero.''[[Guerrero|<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).</ref>Guerrero]] | ||
One remarkable indigenous group of Guerrero are the Tlapanecos. They speak a language unrelated to neighboring peoples. They held out against Aztec dominance for more than a century in their original homeland within present-day Guerrero; today 93 percent of Tlapanecos still live in Guerrero.''[[Guerrero|<ref>John P. Schmal, "Indigenous Languages of Mexico" (Mexconnect Mexico Culture and Arts, http://www.mexconnect.com/articles/3689-indigenous-languages-in-mexico).</ref>Guerrero]] | |||
The Amuzgos are another Oto-Manguean language group. In 2005, 43,761 Mexicans spoke one of their three languages, representing 0.73% of Mexico's indigenous speakers. The lion's share of Amuzgos live in Guerrero (85.5%), while smaller numbers live in nearby Oaxaca (10.8%). Most materials used in Mexican research are written in Spanish. However, you do not need to speak or read Spanish to do research in Mexican records. However, you will need to know some key words and phrases to understand the records. | |||
The official language of Mexico is Spanish, which is spoken by 90 percent of the people. Indian languages of the Aztecs, Mayans, and other tribes are still spoken throughout the country. Originally there may have been more than 200 roots of native languages. | The official language of Mexico is Spanish, which is spoken by 90 percent of the people. Indian languages of the Aztecs, Mayans, and other tribes are still spoken throughout the country. Originally there may have been more than 200 roots of native languages. | ||